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Tribute to Good Friday 1964


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50 years ago today, the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. and North American history, and the second most powerful ever measured by seismograph ocurred, destroying most of Anchorage, valdez and the settlements between. Post-quake tsunamis severely affected Whittier, Seward, Kodiak, and other Alaskan communities, as well as people and property in British Columbia, Oregon, and California. Tsunamis also caused damage in Hawaii and Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake


 


The coast guard patrol is underway from PANC, to see that everything has been built up again in full.


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The Turnagain Arm:


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Seward highway, lifted on 27 Mar 1964:


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Whittier:


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Culross Island:


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Peaceful Columbia Glacier:


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Valdez Inlet:


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The Alaska Pipeline Terminal:


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On final over Ammunition Island:


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Parked at the rebuilt apron. All is fine today.


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REX weather - cold but sunny.


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Outstanding shots Gerold , in Girdwood where my sister lives still to this day you can see the damage from the earthquake .

Cheers

Brad

 

We lived in McGrath, Alaska, about 200 miles west of Anchorage and the cups rattled on their hooks.  Part of the Alaska Airlines Convair crew guested with us 'til they were authorized to proceed.

 

Not the experience one wants to make, mates....

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